The Portland daily press., 1887-11-28
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

lutio was u tlilCh LUZ prevailing OdtuIudy
and Sunday.
There were 80 arrests last week, of which
3S were for drunkenness.
The net receipts of st. Dominic's fair will
foot up about $4,000.
Isaac Emery will build block of houses in
the rear of his residence on Park street.
Tonight Munjoy Lodge X. of p, will work
the Second Rank and enjoy clam boil.
Portland Commandery will hold its annual
meeting tonight.
There is talk of forming new lodge Of
Knights of Pythias in Portland.
The Enterprise brought IS barrels of fresh
herring Friday for the Maine Packing Com
pany.
Messrs. A. N. Hawes, Daniel j. Carr and
M. I. Deehan presented their employees with
Thanksgiving turkeys.
The Children's Christmas Club will hold
its first meeting this season at Reception
Hall, Friday, at 4.30 p. m.
The poles have been placed in position for
| electric lights on Portland Bridge, apd will
soon be lighted.
The United Order of the Golden Cross will
hold their annual fair at Good Templars'
| Hall, Dec. 9TH and 9th.
| The new double track of the Street Rail-
road Company is nearly completed as far as
| Washington street. 1t will not be extended
up Munjoy Hill until spring.
The Longfellow G. L. S. Circle will meet
this evening with Miss Alice Blanchard, 2S4
| New State street. 1t will be Garfield night
and full attendance is requested.
By the change in the Grand Trunk time
| table, which goes into effect today, there will
be five passenger trains daily between this
city and Lewiston.
James Pooler, the popular steward of the
| Preble House, went hunting Friday and
bagged three wild turkeys, averaging 2S
pounds each.
The fortieth anniversary of the Portland
Division, Sons of Temperance, will be OBJ
served at their hall Friday evening. Dele
cations from the Forest City Division and
the Cumberland Division will be present.
The committee on laying out new streets
went to Peaks Island Saturday and located
a 40 foot street, running from the main street
at the left of the steamer landing in an east
erly direction to the cemetery.
Rev. j. S. Cogswell addressed the boys ct
the Y. M. G. A. rooms Saturday afternoon.
They were also entertained with readings by
Mr.. A. w. Aver and music by Mr.. +. A.
| Bowdoin.
A regular meeting of the Montgomery
Guards will be held at the armory this eyen-
ing at o'clock. 1t is necessary thet every
member who is interested in the company be
present at this meeting
Cumberland Council, No. 81, United Eel
lowship. of Portland, reports progress,
having initiated % candidates since January
/, the membership now numbering 73. II
purposes initiating two more in December.
The Nova Scotian schooner Belvidere tried
to run off without paying its wharfage bill
Saturday, but Mr.. Bohannon, the Franklir
Wharf agent, took a row boat, caught the
essel and made the captain pay up.
Owing to the unfavorable weather Satur.
day evening and the small attendance, the
auction sale of pictures donated to the So
ciety of Art drawing school was postponed
to future date.
Petty thieves stole a can of milk from
Fits & Sons grocery store on Oxford street
and woman stole ten pound pail of rasp
berry jam from another store. She was
caught and had to pay $40.
A pair of boots was stolen Friday night
from the flag station at the foot of Green
street. The tools found at Lambert & John
sons were stolen from Mr.. Puddingtons car
penter shop on Cumberland street.
The Sarnia, from Liverpool, and the To-
ronto, from Bristol. are expected this week.
Mr.. Stewart Of the Allan line says one
additional steamer on each line has been
| arranged for this winter.
Nine car loads of Christmas trees have ar
rived at Portland, and are waiting shipment
| to New York city. Most of them will be
forwarded by steamer direct from Portland,
while two will 90 through all by rail.
The firm of Woodman, True & Co. have
| offered to their creditors 42A per cent, part
cash and part on time without interest, in
settlement of all the firm liabilities. The
committee appointed by the creditors will
recommend the adoption of the offer.
Mr. C. L. Foss will give in connection with
his studio this winter a series of practical
talks upon art, illustrated by plates brought
with him from Paris. The second talk will
be given Friday, Dec. I'd, at the close of the
morning school.
George Savage of Ellsworth had very
narrow escape from death on board a
schooner at Boston, Friday afternoon. A
barrel of cement got loose from the hoisting
gear and fell distance of 10 feet. Savage
was standing so near the spot where 1t struck
as to receive cut lip from some part of the
barrel and slight confusion of the chest
At large and enthusiastic meeting Of the
honorary members of the Cadets, held Satur-
day evening, committee consisting of j. I'll.
Dow. f. w. Robinson, c. o. Haskell and +.
b. Kicker was appointed to act with COM
mittee Of the actives in regard to holding a
reunion of all past and present members,
on the eighteenth anniversary of the COM
pany, which occurs Jan. A, 1888.
The imports last week included 1886 BUSH
els of potatoes, 719 tons of coal, 175 tons of
pig iron, so tons of salt, 9 crates of earthen-
ware, II packages of effects. The exports
included 2,251, 1896 feet of lumber, 24,974 feet
of pickets, and 6,915 shocks and heads valued
at SS7,216.1O, besides $4,000 yards sheetings
and miscellaneous cargo to Buenos Ayres,
and cargo of peas, bacon, tallow, lard,
cheese, butter, oatmeal, apples and canned
meats, to Paysandu, valued at $158,950.